(Detroit News) An advocacy group is suing the United States government on behalf of a Muslim mother from Dearborn whose twin sons have spent two years awaiting a decision on their immigration applications, leaving them unable to live together outside of Africa.
The woman sought the documents more than four years ago so the boys, now 8 years old, would be reunited with her and their siblings in the United States, where they had relocated, according to the federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Michigan chapter. The twins previously had been living with their father overseas, said Amy Doukoure, a CAIR-MI staff attorney.
After they appeared for immigration visa interviews at the U.S. Embassy in Johannesburg, South Africa, in April 2016, the family paid fees and sent documents and passports, the court filing stated.
